TELEGRAMS.

Globe, Volume II, Issue 122, 21 October 1874, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

{Per Anglo-Australian Press Telegraph Agency.') Auckland, October 20. The brig Pakeha, from Oamsiru, reports encountering a fearful gale. On (Saturday, the 17th, about sixty miles east of the harrier it commenced to blow arid rain. Tin; The wind backed into the south-east, rising to a huiricane, with a tremendous sea. About, 10 a.m. that day, while the ship was hove to, a fearful sea broke aboard, smashing the fore hatch and galley, and knocking the long boatont of the chocks, carrying away a part of the bulwarks and loosening several stanchions, besides doing other damage. The ship lay on her beam e.ids six hours, and was in great danger, the sea sweeping everything away. About 1 p.m. the gale broke, and died away suddenly to a calm, leaving a high confused sea, in which the ship rolled heavily, it being impossible to keep steerage way on her. On Sunday the weather was threatening, and the ship lying very much to the lee-side. A quantity of cargo was thrown overboard to lighten her, and she righted herself. The gale then moderated. Captain Wood says if the gale had lasted a few hours longer he could not have kept the vessel afloat. The crew were completely worn out by their exertions. The Star libel case occupied all day. The jury are now considering their verdict. "Wellington, October 20. H.M. Blanche leaves this evening en route for England. In Bauco ro-day, Judge Johnston refused to grant a rule nisi for re-opening the Steele v Hutchison case. The Customs duties for the quarters ending September, 1873 and 1874, are as follows : Auckland, £54,018 and £63.510; Thames, £2 483 and £2,94:?; Wanganui, £5.538 and £5,919; Wellington, £22.086 and £34,(546; Nelson, £10.739 and £10,851 ; Greymouth, £10,197 and £10.50!); Mokitika, £8,997 and and £8.647: Lyttelton. £27,724 and £43,946 ; Timarn, £3,272 and £4.617 ; Oamaru, £2,236 and £2,492 ; Dunedin, £69,749 and £94,212; Invercargill, £6.214 and ,£7,373 ; Riverton, £1.278 and £1.162. The total gold exports for the quarters ending September, 1873 and 1874 were 1Q8.546 ounce?, valued at £436,032, and 86,783 ounces, valued at, £319 494. Nelson, October 20. The schooner <"Vaig Ewan, from Mauritius to Lyttelton, fifty nine days out, sugar laden, lor Messrs Edwards and Bennett, of Christchurch, put it here this afternoon to repair damages and obtain provisions. She experienced tremendous weather, and w s struck by heavy seas which carried away her bulwarks, flooded her cabin, and destroyed everything in it,, spoiling all the provisions. For many days a half pound of bread per man per dav was all that was supplied. She will refit here before proceeding. THIS DAY'S TELEGPAMS. New Plymouth, October 21. The Taranaki Steam Navigation Company have resolved to wind up the company, and sell the Go-ahead. Dunedin, October 21. The Stockowners in the Tuapcka and Dunstan districts have sustained great loss of stock, owing to the late severe weather. Messrs. Sutherland and Poison lost 2000 lambs. All the single girls per Invercargill found employment at from £26 to £32. The supply is still inadequate. One married couple got £BO, another £65. Arrived, the Albion, with Suez mail. The police are contesting the right of the piiblicans to hold two bars. Five hotel keepers have iioav been summoned. The case will be heard on the 29th inst. Mr Turnhull, M.P.C., and Mr George Troudfoot, were thrown into the water from a buggy at the Vauxhall cutting. They both got off with a severe ducking. Hokitika, October 24. The Tararua has arrived. She brings the same news as the Albion. Passenger— For Lyttelton : Mr Harris ; 25 tons cargo, and 403 tons for all ports.